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Land / Re: Unmanned Recovery, Disaster Response and Hazard Mitigation vehicle.
« Last post by Old Wombat on October 11, 2026, 04:46:03 PM »
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Events / Re: SA Scale Model Expo 2026
« Last post by Old Wombat on October 11, 2026, 04:38:00 PM »Thank you, gentlemen! 
Now for some more shots from today;
Some of the prize winners:
(one of Buzzbomb's)
(another one of Buzzbomb's - 2nd Prize)
A couple of builds that should be familiar to you all:
One of Buzzbomb's that didn't win anything, but which made me grin:
Perpetrators of Whiffery:
[Buzzbomb (Brian) on the left, me on the right]
Link to the album (again) ... it's 50% more pages, now! https://guyplachy.smugmug.com/SAPMA-Expo-2026/i-XdgkVzz
Now for some more shots from today;
Some of the prize winners:
(one of Buzzbomb's)
(another one of Buzzbomb's - 2nd Prize)
A couple of builds that should be familiar to you all:
One of Buzzbomb's that didn't win anything, but which made me grin:
Perpetrators of Whiffery:
[Buzzbomb (Brian) on the left, me on the right]
Link to the album (again) ... it's 50% more pages, now! https://guyplachy.smugmug.com/SAPMA-Expo-2026/i-XdgkVzz
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Land / Re: The Addams Family goes to the beach
« Last post by Kerick on October 11, 2026, 10:56:18 AM »No awards for the Addams Family but it made lots of people laugh. And that’s what I intended!
As part of my club’s Schwimwagon GB we will have all the participants bring their finished, or unfinished, takes on it to our first meeting in November. Winner will receive a firm handshake and a hardy pat on the back.
I’ll try to get some finished pics together soon but I’m going to bed now. It’s been a long day.
As part of my club’s Schwimwagon GB we will have all the participants bring their finished, or unfinished, takes on it to our first meeting in November. Winner will receive a firm handshake and a hardy pat on the back.
I’ll try to get some finished pics together soon but I’m going to bed now. It’s been a long day.
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Land / Re: M41 Assault Gun
« Last post by Kerick on October 11, 2026, 10:55:28 AM »I got a bronze award for the Badger and Weasel at my club’s contest today. Not too shabby!
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Canadian GB / Fleet 60P Fort
« Last post by apophenia on October 11, 2026, 10:46:48 AM »Fleet 60P Fort Advanced Trainer
Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario, developed and built Reuben H. Fleet's line of biplane trainers until the end of WW2. But, Fleet also produced some original designs and you could rely upon them being odd looking! The Fleet 50K Freighter probably takes the cake but their 60K Fort trainer was another strange one.
Wiki compares the Fleet Fort to the Miles Master series. There is something in that - eg: both designs originally attempted to provide an adequate view for the instructor in the back seat. However, the British Masters all had more than double the horsepower.
The production Fort was powered by a rather pokey 330 hp Jacobs radial. By contrast, the Master Is had 720 hp Kestrels while the Master IIs had 870 hp Mercury radials. For me, that automatically raises the question of a more powerful Fort derivative ...
Since the Mercury was in short supply in Canada, I'm guessing that they would have all been reserved for Fairchild Bolingbroke IVT production. For our higher-powered Fleet Fort, that really leaves the R-1340 Wasp built by P&W at Longueuil, Quebec ... and, hey, the Wasp was good enough for the Harvard. So, I present the R-1340-powered Fleet 60P Fort - a whif advanced pilot trainer of WW2.
BTW, I haven't just re-engined the Fort. I also took the liberty of providing her with thicker, stronger wings (to eliminated the bracing struts). The rest remains unchanged. The Fort had a somewhat ridiculously oversized main gear (so prop clearance shouldn't be a problem).
The original image was a web find but it came from page 13 of AviaDossier 1 Canadian Aircraft of WWII by Carl Vincent. AFAIK, all of the illustrations in that volume were created by Terry Higgins.
Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario, developed and built Reuben H. Fleet's line of biplane trainers until the end of WW2. But, Fleet also produced some original designs and you could rely upon them being odd looking! The Fleet 50K Freighter probably takes the cake but their 60K Fort trainer was another strange one.
Wiki compares the Fleet Fort to the Miles Master series. There is something in that - eg: both designs originally attempted to provide an adequate view for the instructor in the back seat. However, the British Masters all had more than double the horsepower.
The production Fort was powered by a rather pokey 330 hp Jacobs radial. By contrast, the Master Is had 720 hp Kestrels while the Master IIs had 870 hp Mercury radials. For me, that automatically raises the question of a more powerful Fort derivative ...
Since the Mercury was in short supply in Canada, I'm guessing that they would have all been reserved for Fairchild Bolingbroke IVT production. For our higher-powered Fleet Fort, that really leaves the R-1340 Wasp built by P&W at Longueuil, Quebec ... and, hey, the Wasp was good enough for the Harvard. So, I present the R-1340-powered Fleet 60P Fort - a whif advanced pilot trainer of WW2.
BTW, I haven't just re-engined the Fort. I also took the liberty of providing her with thicker, stronger wings (to eliminated the bracing struts). The rest remains unchanged. The Fort had a somewhat ridiculously oversized main gear (so prop clearance shouldn't be a problem).
The original image was a web find but it came from page 13 of AviaDossier 1 Canadian Aircraft of WWII by Carl Vincent. AFAIK, all of the illustrations in that volume were created by Terry Higgins.
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Events / Re: SA Scale Model Expo 2026
« Last post by apophenia on October 11, 2026, 10:41:49 AM »Yes ... thanks for posting your photos, Guy!
Good to see some familiar builds 'out in the wild'
Some serious talent on display there. And the chap who 'only went for glue' cracked me up
Good to see some familiar builds 'out in the wild'
Some serious talent on display there. And the chap who 'only went for glue' cracked me up
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Aero-space / Re: F4U Corsair
« Last post by apophenia on October 11, 2026, 10:38:40 AM »I made this kit sixteen years ago, Came from OTAKI 1/48. I hope you like...
I do! Great build
What kit 'donated' the floats?
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Other / Re: Random Diorama Ideas
« Last post by apophenia on October 11, 2026, 10:37:13 AM »Damn, carpet monster !
Check the bin full of sprues ... could be in there
